The City of La Cañada Flintridge will host community town halls this summer to help residents and businesses prepare for the upcoming transition to Clean Power Alliance (CPA) as the City’s new electricity provider. Beginning in October, La Cañada Flintridge customers will automatically receive cleaner competitively priced electricity through CPA as part of the City’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It has been six months since the January extreme wind-driven Eaton and Palisades fires ripped through communities. Gov. Gavin Newsom held a press conference this week with other officials to speak on the response thus far to the fires and what the future response might be. On Jan. 2 the National Weather […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Now I know you really can’t take everything as fact that you see on social media. Whatever is stated you really need to find reputable resources to give you the facts – not alternative facts, but science-based facts. That being said, there are times when I see something on Instagram and immediately […]
July Kicks Off Busy Month I know that many people think that Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer. To me, though, July 4th is an indicator that summer has arrived. Traditionally temperatures are a bit higher than Memorial Day weekend or even the first day of summer in June. On Friday, July 4th, the annual […]
Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, July 12 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers, led by Frank Colcord, will be removing invasive, non-native plants and cleaning up the trails for upcoming field trips. Wear sturdy shoes, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An estimated 4,000 people celebrated the Fourth of July at La Crescenta Elementary (LCE) to take part in the annual Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association (CVFA) fireworks extravaganza. The CVFA worked hard to make the celebration enjoyable and the fireworks spectacular, which people have grown to love for years. The event historically was […]
The Glendale Unified School District is one of the largest employers in the City of Glendale, with more than 2,500 employees dedicated to the mission of serving students and families. As the third largest public school district in Los Angeles County, the teachers, support staff and administrators of the school district serve more than 25,000 […]
Glendale police officers were involved in a vehicle pursuit of a wanted parolee, which ultimately resulted in a fatal traffic collision. On July 8, at approximately 11:15 p.m. Glendale Police Dept. officers attempted to stop a stolen vehicle in the area of Acacia Avenue and Chevy Chase Drive in the City of Glendale. The […]
July 4 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, an employee reported while working behind the meat counter at the store at the location, he witnessed a person, described as a Hispanic male about 30 years old, wearing a black hat and black pants, carrying a case of bottles containing alcohol, walk past the […]
Impacted Streets During the construction period, detours, intermittent lane closures and traffic delays are expected on the following streets: Location and Dates La Crescenta Avenue at Arlington Avenue and Sierra Vista Avenue: Travel lanes will be closed between July 14 through July 25 Access to La Crescenta Avenue from Arlington Avenue and Sierra Vista Avenue […]